Karise Eden has topped the Aria singles chart with 'Stay with Me Baby'. The Voice Australia winner leads the tally with a cover of Lorraine Ellison's 1966 hit, which she performed during the show's semi-finals. Eden dominates the rest of the chart, occupying a further seven spots with tracks including her winner's single 'You Won't Let Me' at number five. Her debut album My Journey will be rush-released next week. Meanwhile, last week's chart-topper Flo Rida falls to six with 'Whistle', fellow Voice contestant Darren Percival lands at eight with 'Damage Down', and Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe' dips from four to complete the top ten. Further down the chart Keith Urban enters at 39 with 'Without You', Rudimental's 'Feel (more)...
- 6/25/2012
- by By Robert Copsey
- Digital Spy
Karise Eden has been named the winner of The Voice Australia's first series. The 19-year-old from Gold Coast triumphed over runner-up Darren Percival and fellow finalists Rachael Leahcar and Sarah de Bono in Monday evening's (June 18) grand final. Eden paid tribute to her coach Seal following her victory, telling the Sydney Morning Herald: "He's a lovely man that I love dearly. He's helped me through thick and thin. "Being musicians, you can sit and talk straight away. You get to learn about personal history and personal stories. You talk about things. And our personalities clicked. Seal said to me numerous things, but one of the things (more)...
- 6/19/2012
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
The Voice Australia's four finalists for its debut season have been named. Sarah De Bono will sing for Joel Madden's team, with Karise Eden representing her coach Seal. Rachael Leahcar was chosen to represent Delta Goodrem's team, while Darren Percival will compete for Keith Urban. Urban told reporters at a press call in Sydney on Tuesday (June 12): "I think there are some hard decisions and there are some really impossible ones... We've got some great singers, and then there are singers who, like with Darren, when I hear his voice, I know who he is." Seal added that his decision to pick Eden was "pretty impulsive" as "she needed to go through". Madden admitted that his decision was not an easy one, but hailed De Bono's star quality. "At (more)...
- 6/13/2012
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
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